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reflate verb

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Definition

in economics, to increase the amount of money in use in a country's economy
The government hopes to increase consumer demand and therefore industrial production by reflating (the economy).

reflation noun

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ˌriːˈfleɪ.ʃən/ n [C or U]

reflationary adjective

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(Definition of reflate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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